plasmate alpha1 release

[Diego Casella ([Po]lentino)]

>
> ---------- Messaggio inoltrato ----------
> From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo at kde.org>
> To: plasma-devel at kde.org
> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 13:31:02 -0800
> Subject: Re: Subject: Re: plasmate alpha1 release
> On February 2, 2010, Diego Casella ([Po]lentino) wrote:
> > We need to add a dataEngine and runner templates in Javascript, as well a
> > runner template written in ruby but, up to now, i didn't find any example
> > in order to write good templates fot that. Hints ?
>
> the javascript DataEngine and Runner APIs are not documented. unless
> someone
> else get to it, they won't be before 4.5 is out. which is ok, since those
> Javascript APIs have known (at least to me ;) deficiencies in 4.4. those
> are
> really more 4.5 targets.
>

Ok, so should we disable the js ( and ruby ) radio button when selecting a
runner or dataEgine project, until we get an improved API  ?

>
> but i can quite easily provide templates for both, and really should be
> adding
> such things to kdeexamples anyways.
>

Good :)

>

> And theme support is still unavailable, in this current state.
>
> theme support would be fairly easy to add, as far as packaging goes, but it
> will still require an external tool such as Inkscape for the forseeable
> future. so it will never be "perfect" for theming, it really would be just
> more of a packaging and previewing tool.


Ok, then something like "create the theme directory hierarchy" -> "drag and
drop svgs and color scheme" -> "preview" -> "publish" should be fine :)

i wonder if a purpose-built tool just
> for making theme packages wouldn't be better. what do you think of dropping
> themes from the target use cases?
>

It's all the same for me. Yuen Hoe, Shantanu, what do you think ?

>
> > Furthermore, IMO, we should make PlasMate project-centric, for a couple
> of
>
> agreed
>
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